todoist-mcp MCP Server

Unofficial MCP server for Todoist that allows agents to create, and list tasks in your Todoist account.

Local serverstdio

What is the todoist-mcp Server?

todoist-mcp is an MCP project maintained in the mehularora8/todoist-mcp repository. The maintainer describes its purpose as “Unofficial MCP server for Todoist that allows agents to create, and list tasks in your Todoist account”. Read the project documentation for the complete scope.

Local setup

The project provides a local client configuration using todoist-mcp-server. Follow the repository’s build and installation steps before copying it, and replace example paths with the paths on your own computer.

Configuration values

The example declares TODOIST_API_TOKEN. Secret-looking values have been replaced with placeholders. Required and optional labels are shown only when the documentation states them.

Source

Project documentation · Repository · Discovery listing. This profile records the public documentation checked on 2026-10-08.

Recorded tools

Check the linked publisher documentation and your connected client's tool list. Names and availability can vary with the server version and account permissions.

ToolWhat it does
create_task
list_active_tasks

How to install the todoist-mcp Server

{
  "mcpServers": {
    "todoist": {
      "command": "todoist-mcp-server",
      "env": {
        "TODOIST_API_TOKEN": "YOUR_TODOIST_API_TOKEN"
      }
    }
  }
}

From the project documentation. Replace placeholders and example paths before connecting.

Configuration

VariableDescriptionRequired
TODOIST_API_TOKENDeclared in the maintainer’s client configuration.Check documentation